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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 274 · 40 questions
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How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.

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  1. 1.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  2. 2.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  3. 3.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) car
  5. 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  7. 7.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  8. 8.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  9. 9.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) dart (c) circus
  11. 11.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  12. 12.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  14. 14.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  15. 15.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) dart (c) burger
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) car (c) third
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) corn
  19. 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) guitar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) jar (c) popcorn
  23. 23.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guiter (c) guitar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) ladder
  25. 25.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  26. 26.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) spider (c) corn
  28. 28.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) computer (c) corn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) butter (c) turkey
  31. 31.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  32. 32.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  33. 33.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) circle (c) purple
  35. 35.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  36. 36.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  37. 37.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jor (c) jar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) flower (c) purple
  39. 39.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  40. 40.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

  1. or
  2. bird
  3. or
  4. car
  5. ar
  6. tiger
  7. unicorn
  8. circus
  9. ur
  10. fork
  11. girl
  12. yarn
  13. or
  14. ur
  15. ur
  16. dart
  17. third
  18. girl
  19. or
  20. spider
  21. corn
  22. jar
  23. guitar
  24. yarn
  25. third
  26. ar
  27. spider
  28. burger
  29. circus
  30. turkey
  31. ar
  32. ar
  33. ir
  34. purple
  35. ur
  36. ar
  37. jar
  38. flower
  39. or
  40. ar

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